Cover for smoking pipes



A. WEINSTOCK 2,604,981 COVER FOR SMOKING PIPES Filed July 21, 1949 July 29, 1552 INVENTOR. ALBERT WEms'rocK BY a Patented July 29, 1952 iilbert'iweinstack, Brooklyn, .N. Y.

Application 21, 1949,-Serial*N0.105,997

I'his -invention relates .to; new and; usefulwimprovements in coverscfo'r smoking -,pip'es,,and, more particularly, the aim. is to vrpro'vide a novel and -va11iab1e suc h cover .(for instance, of: akind especiallyladapted. to :be :made of Ileather sheet freerthepipe.forsmoking;byeasy andegpeditious slipeo'fi :of 1 the .cover, from vthe pipe, following ,a snapping .free of .the releasablesecur p' iwt flk mentality for, a simple although dependable fclosuremeans for a singleopeningthrough-which the entirety of the pipe is entered into-andremovedffrom-the'coven Q A further feature of the invention is that, for the throttling 'OfLhOXiOUS odors from the pipe, the new cover; after insertion of the entirety of the pipe therein, with thepipethen' occupying the entire interior of the cover, the latter being always entirely closed --'ad-jacent to' the suction orificeiat the free end of a the bitt of thegstem, is further suitably .closableiopposite the top of thebdw1r cavity of the pipe,;-and"this last :s olely by the :use 'of a single closure; means iasaforesaid. Dueito the aforesaidglove fit, the-covered pipe occupies substantially no more roorrrinr the pocket of the smoker than the; pipe whenwuncovered. Further, due to .thegeneral limply flexible nature of the cover, thelattenafter removal of the 'pipe, will take iupi so little roomithe pocket of the smoker that itssteniporary storage there is a' matter of no inconvenience otherwise of any consequence.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the pipe cover constructed in accordance with th present invention. 1

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Q Ctfoiaihs. (01.206-41) Fig. 3-A is a similar vview :to Fig. 3 showing a modification thereof. Y

Fig. :4 is a perspective view-..'of;the -;pi;pe; er constructed in accordance with 5a modification of-the'presentinvention!- 1 .1

Fig. 15 isa; horizontal Section 1 ieW itaken un the line 55."0f1Fig. 4. g g z 1.;

Ref rri nowi'to. th draw n s (more ind la l and first :to: the modificationshownein ZEi-QQQ 1 (t0 3. the: new cover" as; a wholeis; designated 0. It will be noted that said ,oover;is- ;inandyofitself a self-complete ren ity;-.- d.. hat. .0 th :o hand, it is. for: housing -;oompletely; entirety. of. a p pe. a d.-- the :nther hatd. i giszhot apart merely of amaj'Qr casing having-,storage-spaces therein for other articles than the pipe.

The cut in and sea n o eth r-0 $.1 hi1"- ous sections of sheehmaterial employedrf fabhe i h sco r. ma be. fi suantto judgment and v i nce. nywa as the dn e t-e the invention is broader 1 than s uch desig de: tails; The mannerof establishing .such seams, ian g here r nt. ambeany desired; 1? example, stitching, where the sheet material {is leather f'Ql the or -.-a heat-sealing procedure where a heat-softenable plastic is the sheet ma? .terial zA-lso. a r l st assuchyior 'insta .assBakelit ema b us d atcn en Qfjthe aver.

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The cover l6 is comprised; of tage ma lsubdivisions, one a stem stall l l entirely ic osed..ait its outer end;-andthe other, a bow stall As sho QuimE -ili a dfiml 'i 2:? .ininartc m rl "f "of agfioorliheg end ;;portion o e bottom longie tudinal wan for I t temist i-l, I], said floorlike end portion, at or rather just beyond the inner end iof; the :stemastall; l1, projecting beyo d "the longitudinal roof wall Qfithe said-stem stall; and in part comprised of a wall I curved to U-extension in top plan and with the convex side of the U-shaped wall I4 directed toward the outer end of the stem stall l I.

Also incorporated in the cover I0 is a closing flap [5. This flap may be a separate piece, but, as here shown, is indicated as an integral continuation of said floor-like end portion of the bottom longitudinal wall of the stem stall l I; said continuation being in a direction opposite to that of the direction of extension of the stem stall l laway from the bowl stall I 2.

Also shown as included in the cover I0 is a and the other fixed on the flap near the free end thereof. The placements of these elements, and the shaping and dimensions of the flap 15, are all such, as will be noted, that, after insertion of a pipe free end of its stem foremost into the cover 10, the flap l5 may be given two transverse folds so as finally to become disposed as shown in dot and dash lines, in Fig. 2, and then with the fastener elements It and H in perfect mating relationship.

In Fig. 3-A the wall IA of the cover l0 is shown to be completely circular and may be held together by a snap fastener 14 or the like.

The modification of the pipe cover shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 3, except for the provision of means for stiffening the top portion of the U-shaped wall [4' and for gripping the bowl of the inserted pipe.

The stiffening and gripping means is characterized by a C-shaped member l8 formed of flexible metal and extended about the inside of the U-shapedwall 14' adjacent the top thereof. At spaced points, the U-shaped wall [4' is formed with spaced pairs of slots 19 through which the 0-shaped member i8 is extendedfor mounting the C-shaped member [8 in position. As shown in Fig. 5, theends [8 of the O-shaped member are bent slightly outward away from each other for guiding thebowlof the pipe into position within the G-shaped member 18.

Vfhile I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In-a cover for a smoking pipe, a pair of superimposedelongated sections having their edges secured together providing a stall for the stem of a pipe, the lower of said sections being longer to have a portion extended beyond the upper of said sections, a U-shaped wall section secured along its bottom edges to the side edges ofsaid extended portion and to the adjacent end of the upper of said elongated sections forminga stall for the bowl of the pipe, and a flexible O-shaped member extended along the inner face of said U-sha'ped wall section closely adjacent the topedges thereof for stiffening the top portion of said- U-shaped wall to grip the bowl of the" pipe and retain it in position within said bowlstall.

2.'In a cover for a smoking pipe, a pair. of superimposed elongated sections having their edges secured together providing a stall for the stem of a pipe, the lower of said sections bein longer to have a portion extended beyond the upper of said sections, a U-shaped wall section secured along its bottom edges to the side edges of said extended portions and to the adjacent end of the upper of said elongated sections forming a stall for the bowl of the pipe, and a flexible C-shaped member extended along the inner face of said U-shaped wall section closely adjacent the top edges thereof for stiffening the top portion of said U-shaped wall to grip the bowl of the pipe and retain it in position within said bowl stall, said U-shaped wall having spaced sets of vertically extended slots through which said C-shaped member is laced mounting the same in position on said U-shaped wall.

3. In a cover for a smoking pipe, a pair of superimposed elongated sections having their edges secured together providing a stall for the stem ofa pipe, the lower of said sections being longer to have a portion extended beyond the upper of said sections, a U-shaped wall section secured along its bottom edges to the side edges of said extended portion and to the adjacent end of the'upper of said elongated sections forming a stall for thebowl of the pipe, and a flexible C-shaped member extended along the inner face of said U-shaped wall section closely adjacent the top edges thereof for stiffening the top portion of said U-shaped wall to grip the bowl of the pipe and retain it in position within said bowl stall, said U-shaped wall having spaced sets of vertically extended slots through which said C-shaped member is laced mounting the same in position on said U-shaped wall, said C-shaped member having the ends of its side arms turned slightly away from one another for guiding the pipe bowl into position within said C-shaped member.

ALBERT WEINSTOCK.

REFERENCES CITED- The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Feb, 10, 930 

